Working in Thailand.

Permits and visas

• Work permits in Thailand
  The guide's own account: a foreigner who takes a salary from a Thai company generally needs a work permit, and the permit is tied to one employer. Read that page for the rest.
• Work permit and Non-B visa
  That page says working needs two things — a Non-Immigrant B visa and a work permit — and that the employer typically sponsors both.
• Non-Immigrant B visa
  That page describes the Non-B as the entry category for a job with a Thai employer or for business, paired with a separate work permit.
• LTR — Long-Term Resident visa
  That page describes a 10-year visa run by the Board of Investment for four named groups, including work-from-Thailand professionals and highly-skilled professionals.
• SMART Visa
  That page explains the Board of Investment SMART Visa and which of its categories are still open to new applicants.
• BOI and foreign investors
  That page is about how Board of Investment promotion affects a foreign investor in property, not a step-by-step for a work permit.
• DTV — Destination Thailand Visa
  That page describes a 5-year multiple-entry visa for remote workers and soft-power stays. It says the DTV is not itself a work permit for a Thai employer.
• Corporate housing
  That page is the planning guide for HR teams housing an employee who is moving to Thailand.

Before you apply

Fake job ads aimed at foreigners are a common way people are pushed toward scam compounds in Myanmar and Cambodia. A few refusals cover most of those ads.

• Never pay a fee to get a job.
• Never hand over your passport.
• Be wary of a role that asks you to move to a border area.

If a role on the board asks for any of that, use Report this job on the role page. The report is read by a person. It is not published.

For employers

A role goes on the board only after a person at BAANLYY has read it. The company must be registered in Thailand. You will be asked for the DBD registration number.

• Every role shows a monthly salary in baht. No salary, no post.
• The role has to sponsor a work permit. This board is for foreigners.
• A post stays up for 60 days at most, then it drops off.
• After the company is checked, the public page may show the line “Registered company checked by BAANLYY”. That means the registration was checked. It does not mean the hiring manager was interviewed, and it does not mean the role is safe.

Post a role

Sources & References

• OHCHR, Online Scam Operations and Trafficking into Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia (August 2023)

Primary and official sources are cited above. Government rules, fees and procedures in Thailand change over time and vary by office; always confirm current requirements with the relevant authority before relying on them. BAANLYY never takes paid placement in editorial content.